Fighting Fires Creating the British Fire Service, 1800–1978

The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ewen, Shane
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2010, 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades
Physical Description:VIII, 235 p online resource
ISBN:9780230248403